Yah it totally sucks. I was a loyal Sci-Fi Channel viewer until "the dumbening" happened. I still have all my favourite shows and series and movies downloaded so I can re-create an a/v playlist based on TV Guide listings from the 90's.

I actually got rid of television once and for all after The Dumbening. I do everything online now.

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I agree with the OP too.

I noticed the decline in quality even before the SciFi/SyFy change, but it definitely accelerated after that. I often wondered why all of the really low-grade 'horror' films and other junk like wrestling was put on the channel. Some Sci-Fiers are into horror, but most of the folks I know are not; definitely not wrestling or the other C-grade or minus material that they have now.

It's all so degrading. Sci-Fi as a genre used to be interesting, futuristic, and reaching for something new. The SyFy channel is degrading. I feel like my IQ goes down when I watch it.

I find myself speculating that this is part of a trend across the media to dumb-down folks and promote a culture of violence.

Too bad... The media could have lifted humanity and taken us to better things. Instead it's all the lowest common denominator and going down from there.

Work in your garden, listen to an audio book, and marvel at the natural world around you instead.

must agree only thing i watch is ghost hunters.i watch h2 but ancient aliens is just going way out there. why is everthing on tv reality shows 1 season of face-off is enough. i wonder are the ratings for these shows actually high or are advertisers paying alot of money just to keep these dumb reality shows on. i dont know many people that watch the crap. im going to cry when fringe ends.knew it was the end when it moved to fridays its the death day for tv shows

Has anyone else noticed that since they changed the channel from SciFi to SyFy that the programming has gone to shit? I mean how many times are they going to show The Fifth Element this week? Every time I check the listings that stupid movie is on. What the fuck does pro-wrestling have to do with science fiction and why is the wwe on that channel? More stupid decisions by stupid people in charge of programming. Back in the day when they actually had sci-fi stuff on, it was a pretty cool channel to watch. Now all they have are reruns of their own crappy shows. I'm sick of Ghost Hunters, Eureka, Lost Girl, WWE, etc. on all the time at all hours. I can't imagine that SyFy can stay in business too much longer with their current programming.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 19168269

Have you never thought you watch too much tv?

Go outside breathe the fresh air, go for a walk and enjoy life as it was given to you.

Warehouse 13 season 5 episode 1 was probably the biggest let down for any episode of any scifi show that I have seen! The whole fight scene between Claudia and Paracelsus only lasted like 5 min. From the way the previews where going it sounded like the fight could have been half the episode! It just seems like they slapped anything together to end the series! This is just another prime example of how the new "syfy" channel takes a great show and just flushes it right down the toilet! As it stands right now I absolutely REFUSE to watch anything on the syfy channel! YOU SUCK syfy CHANNEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I used to love the History Channel until it became redneck central. Now, finding a show that actually has some historical basis to it is very difficult. Pawn Stars? Really? Ice Road Truckers was cool the first time around but do I really want to watch all those douchebags driving up and down some mountain in South America as part of a different reality show? Now H2, formerly History International, has the historical shows while History Channel has nothing but reality crap. Then again, History networks is also run by NBC. Surprise, surprise. It seems like NBC networks are all shitty. Fire everybody and start over.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 19168269

I remember there was a reason you lusted after having cable tv... infact many reasons:

Discovery Wings (an entire fucking channel devoted to flying)connectionsthe day the universe changedbeyond 2000shark weekgi diaryfirepowerTales of the gunShows about the civil war first thing in the morning.shows about astronomy late at night.

now everything is reality bs.. even most movies are total reworked trash. Thats why I dont own a tv.

I recently had chance to check out the channel since I moved back to Canada. Was looking forward to the Sci-Fi Friday they had when I lived down there. Sadly to my horror they had some move that would make most b-rated moves shine. What I find funny is when I moved back to Canada the Space Channel up here was a joke, but now I would consider it on par to where SciFi (SyFy) was back in 2000 and getting better.

If there are any Syfy execs looking to at this thread my advice as so many have suggested. Drop the wrestling, put some money to buying quality Scifi show. Check out the SpaceCast channel in Canada for inspiration.

Has anyone else noticed that since they changed the channel from SciFi to SyFy that the programming has gone to shit? I mean how many times are they going to show The Fifth Element this week? Every time I check the listings that stupid movie is on. What the fuck does pro-wrestling have to do with science fiction and why is the wwe on that channel? More stupid decisions by stupid people in charge of programming. Back in the day when they actually had sci-fi stuff on, it was a pretty cool channel to watch. Now all they have are reruns of their own crappy shows. I'm sick of Ghost Hunters, Eureka, Lost Girl, WWE, etc. on all the time at all hours. I can't imagine that SyFy can stay in business too much longer with their current programming.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 19168269

Funny you say that...I figured it was taken over by a queer or a woman because of the programs following the name change.

Has anyone else noticed that since they changed the channel from SciFi to SyFy that the programming has gone to shit? I mean how many times are they going to show The Fifth Element this week? Every time I check the listings that stupid movie is on. What the fuck does pro-wrestling have to do with science fiction and why is the wwe on that channel? More stupid decisions by stupid people in charge of programming. Back in the day when they actually had sci-fi stuff on, it was a pretty cool channel to watch. Now all they have are reruns of their own crappy shows. I'm sick of Ghost Hunters, Eureka, Lost Girl, WWE, etc. on all the time at all hours. I can't imagine that SyFy can stay in business too much longer with their current programming.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 19168269

It changed to SYFY when it was bought by NBC. NBC is more into making money, than showing real Sci-Fi. Yes, I agree it sucks now.

If anyone on this board has connections to NBC I just want to say that you guys at SyFy have a bevy of loyal viewers that are ready to come back to your channel. In order for that to happen, the channel needs return to its roots and put in some quality science fiction programming. By sci-fi programming I do not mean countless reruns of Stargate SG1 either. That's what made people stop watching in the first place. Put in some X-Files, Twilight Zone (original series), movies like Total Recall, and mini-series like Lost Room. Then you'll be on your way.

SyFy is a pile of shit now. Instead of doing a two day long Twilight Zone marathon they do this short 20-hour marathon that gets interrupted by WWE crap wrestling and a stupid two episode mini-marathon of Spartacus. Who the fuck watches wrestling anymore? What a joke. Fuck you SyFy, you estranged your original viewing audience and tried to go after another audience. Now that your base is gone you're trying to regain ratings. I hope that SyFy channel's rating get so low that the channel goes out of business.

If anyone on this board has connections to NBC I just want to say that you guys at SyFy have a bevy of loyal viewers that are ready to come back to your channel. In order for that to happen, the channel needs return to its roots and put in some quality science fiction programming. By sci-fi programming I do not mean countless reruns of Stargate SG1 either. That's what made people stop watching in the first place. Put in some X-Files, Twilight Zone (original series), movies like Total Recall, and mini-series like Lost Room. Then you'll be on your way.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 19168269

A lot of that stuff is on SyFy/NBCs other channel called Chiller TV.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 42499836

Chiller is turning into a piece of shit, too. All they play on there is Fear Factor. What the fuck does Fear Factor have to do with the genre of Chiller? Nothing. I hope that Chiller goes out of business, too.